St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-12
SALARIES EARNED.
The Minnesota Legislators Buckle
Down for Pretty Hard
Afternoons Work.
If All Signs Don't Fail the Oil
Inspectorship Will Soon Be
Abolished.
The Reagan-Oullom Interstate Commerce
Bill Considered in the House
and Senate.
Donnelly and Rogers Have Bout-The
Democratic Senatorial Caucus
Meets Tonight.
The Republicans of the Badger Legis-
lature Name Their Officers
for the Session.
Matters In the New Jersey and 1ndf-
ana Legislatures Growing Daily
More lnterestin

2tOrS failed to respond to roll call.
The retormatory resolution of the meet
ing called in the state capitol Dec. %, by
the board OF corrections and charities, to
consider the advisability of making the
second state prison areformatory, was read.
and upon the suggestion contained in it for
the appointment of a committee to consider
the matter, Mr.. Wood offered a resolution
for joint committee of three from the
senate and five from the house. Notice OF
debate lays it over.
4 petition from Mrs. Hobart. president
of the WOmen's Christian Temperance
union. of Red Wing. asking for the favora-
bic consideration of proposed bill to pro-
vide for scientific temperance instruction i'll
the public schools. was read and referred to
the committee on education.
Mr.. Hall lost resolution Tor the ap-
pointment of an assistant doorkeeper on
vote of % to II, the % affirmative votes
being less than majority of the senate.
Resolutions then adopted were:
Mr.. Buckman-For committee five on
booms, logs and lumber, to consider all bills
and resolutions pertaining thereto.
Mr.. FinseIh-For Il committee on mileage.
Messrs. Finseth, Whiteman and Lende were
appointed.
GOING FOR THE OH. INSPECTOR.
Here the committee on retrenchment and
reform was given something to do, and a
great surprise was thrust upon the senate
by Mr. Hall introducing two resolutions,
one requesting that committee to examine
into the fees and salaries of the state Oil
inspector and surveyors general of logs and
lumber, to report on the amounts those
officers receive. and to recommend that
their compensation be paid in salaries not
to exceed $4,000 per annum; and the other
resolution requiring the committee to make
a report as to the necessity, whether ao-
Solute or not. OF the two state experimental
farms at the fair grounds and at Lake Min
netonka respectively. Both resolutions
were adopted without discussion. Senator
Ward gave notice that he would introduce
bill to-day for the abolition of the office
of state oil Inspector.
Then there was some little fun afforded
by resolution introduced by Senator Ed
wards instrueting the committee on print
ing to have Gov. McGill'S message printed
in Norwegian. 1900 copies; in German,
1000; in Swedish. 1000. and in French,
500. Senator Ward wanted a Jew copies
printed in North American English" and
he was laughingly informed that provision
had already been made for that by law.
Then Senator Bowen wanted $50 copies
printed in Bohemian. urging that he had a
number of constituents who spoke and read
that language. With much leyity and many
counter amendments the senate finally
adopted the resolution with an amendment
providing for 1000 copies in Bohemian.
Some resolutions by Senators Buckman,
Brown, Halverson and Nachbar to empower
the finance. enrolling. engrossment ano
railroad committees, respectively, to EN-
ploy clerks. being adopted decided the COM
mittee cIerkShip question. leaving it alto
gether to the discretion of the committees.
contrary to the resolution of Senator Schef-
fer. which was to provide for the appoint
ment of three particular gentlemen as
clerks, and which was pending debate.
Senator Ward lost a resolution bv which
he attempted to add 5000 more copies il
the several languages to the amount al
ready authorized to be printed of Gov. Nc
Gilfs message.
LOCAL. BILLS.
Introduction of bills commenced. anC
among the list were three of local intereS
to Minneapolis one by Mr.. Clough authoriz
ing 500. 600 bonds iOr the Twentieth ave
nue. north bridge. another by Mr.. SwenSOl
authorizing S110, 600 for the Franklin ave
hue bridge. and the third by MIR. Clough
amending the act OF 1885 which authorized
Minneapolis to issue bonds for the stOn
arch bridge. The amendment proposes t.
make the bill apply to iron or steel arcI
bridges instead of the stone arch bridge
All three passed under suspension of rules
although Senator Clark of Window, ob
jected to that method when the first bill
was introduced until he was satisfied wit
all explanation from the entire Hennepil
county delegation to the effect that thes
measures were unanimously recommends
by the Minneapolis council.
Among other bills of local interest, MI
Child secured the passage of one legaliZinG
the action of Glencoe in purchasing tn
Chicago. Milwaukee 6 st. Paul right @
way to Hutchinson; and Marcus johnson
got one through providing for the construc
tion of court house i'll Kandiyohi county
AMENDING THE STATUTES.
B lis for the consideration of the judci
ary committee introduced yesterday were
Mr.. Bowen-To determine the right of po
session of any state elective Office, and givin
the contestant the right to appear person
ally, or ~ council, III quo warranto proceed
ings.
Mr. Chapman-Making fees of jurors an
Justices in courts outside of incorporate
cities, etc., 81 per day, with mileage at q cent
per mile
Mr. Chapman-Defning the qualification
of pet jurors in cases of felony in distric
courts, preventing their disqualif1catioDs
they have expressed their thoughts regarC
ing the crime, or have heard or read account
of it. providing that their opinions are SUI
ceptible of change.
MIR. Pope-Amending section 27, chaptt
124, general laws Of 1878, SO as to make it u
lawful 10 adopt children without the conser
of parents or next of kin, unless the child
abandoned or its parents or parent Iivin
should be insane. 1t gives the right of CO
sent in illigetmate children to the mother.
Mr.. Durant-Amending sections 2 and
chapter l05, laws of 1885. so as to CORE
some formahties in the incorporation of "
lagos.
Mr. Notwithstanding section l, chapt,
2l2 general laws OF 1855, so as to fix Il
amount of toll charged by custom mills f
grinding and bolting Ut not TO exceed on
eighth.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Other bills were introduced Ond sent
committees as follows:
Mr. Ives-Amending the military code; a
propriating $4,000 per annum Tor the mil
tia; extend NJ the time of encampment fro
seven to ten days; providing for two assis
ant surgeons, one commISsary sergeant al
one brigade inspector Of rifle practice; al
empowering the governor to remove ,ncol
pefent officers upon the report of commi
sion of investigation. Committee on militia
affairs.
Mr.. Notwithstanding that in the stu
of physiology and hygiene in the pub
schools. special attention shall be paid to t
effects of alcnohol upon the human Syste
Committee on education.
ME- Clough-Reducing the fees for scali
logs from 0 TO cents. Committee on boor
and logs.
MIR. OsWald-Amendipg the banking law